{"product_id":"someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-paperback","title":"Someone You Can Build a Nest in - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Wiswell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Nebula Award Nominee**\u003cbr\u003e**Hugo Award Nominee** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Featuring all-new exclusive material for the trade paperback: an author's note, reading group guide, and teaser for \u003ci\u003eWearing the Lion!*\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This unusual queer romance is a heartfelt fable about disability and the possibility of reconciling conflicting needs through love and understanding.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sweetly furious, darkly funny, and gruesomely wholesome. It's a love story for the unloved, a happily-ever-after with a higher-than-average body count. I just adored it.\" --Alix E. Harrow, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStarling House\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by impolite monster hunters, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBadly hurt by the hunters, Shesheshen's nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human. Homily is kind and would make a great co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen's eggs so their young can devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, Shesheshen realizes that eating her girlfriend isn't an option. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as Shesheshen's about to confess her identity, Homily reveals something else: she's hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShesheshen didn't curse anyone, so now she has to figure out why Homily's twisted family thinks she did. As Shesheshen's hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, the bigger challenge remains: learning how to build a life \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e, rather than \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e, the woman she loves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wiswell \u003c\/b\u003ewon the Nebula Award for his short story \"Open House on Haunted Hill.\" He has also been a finalist for the Hugo Award, World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, and Locus Award. His work has appeared in acclaimed publications like \u003ci\u003eUncanny Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, Tor.com, \u003ci\u003eNightmare Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and others, as well as numerous podcasts, including LeVar Burton Reads podcast, the NoSleep podcast, Podcastle, Escape Pod, and others. He was most recently a finalist of the Hugo Award a second time in 2022 for Best Novelette. He has 9,000+ followers on Twitter and is a well-known and beloved member of the online sci-fi and fantasy community. He regularly attends sff industry cons and participates in programming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378852458598,"sku":"9780756419745","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/BewUatfBTe9780756419745.webp?v=1768912448","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}